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Match report
Football Elite
Division 1: Round 23 (setup 3, season 14)
Palermo
v.
Newcastle United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Yann SOMMER61Thibaut COURTOIS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Davide ZAPPACOSTA72Pablo Javier ZABALETA
Alessio ROMAGNOLI37Mats HUMMELS
Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, JORGINHO847Kevin DE BRUYNE
Domenico CRISCITO5Diego Roberto GODÍN Leal
Daniele RUGANI6Joël MATIP
Antonio CANDREVA77Georginio WIJNALDUM
Federico BERNARDESCHI8David Jiménez SILVA
Mattia DESTRO796Gonzalo Gerardo HIGUAÍN
Marco PAROLO107Mario GÖTZE
ÉDER Citadin Martins611Dwight GAYLE
Manager
Emiliano MORETTI12Jonathan TAH
Andrea CONSIGLI13Samir HANDANOVIC
Andrea PETAGNA14Leander DENDONCKER
Thiago MOTTA15Jean-Paul BOËTIUS
Federico BONAZZOLI16Daryl JANMAAT

Palermo 0 Newcastle United 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 38,928, Stadium: Renzo Barbera, Referee: Bruno COUÉ 6½)
Scorers29 Higuaín, 33 Silva
75 Candreva <=> MottaSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
4Corners3
16Fouls8
5Offsides4
4Shots on5
10Shots off8
14Total shots13
4Shots saved2
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, JORGINHO
1A shot from DESTRO seemed a certain goal but COURTOIS managed to fist the ball clear.
3DESTRO's shot was well held by the Newcastle United 'keeper.
4HIGUAÍN ran onto a delightful ball from GÖTZE but fired his shot wide.
9The 'keeper saved a curling shot from SILVA.
10A free-kick from BERNARDESCHI raced just wide.
13The bemused Newcastle United 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from ZABALETA dropped just wide.
19DESTRO rattled a simple chance past the righthand post.
23GÖTZE brought the ball away from BERNARDESCHI and flicked a weak shot past the post.
25A pin-point pass found HUMMELS and his left foot shot flew narrowly wide.
26GAYLE beat a number of Palermo players and slammed an effort wide.
28A great effort from PAROLO scraped the outside of the righthand post.
29GOAL!! A twenty yard free-kick was expertly thundered into the roof of the net by HIGUAÍN. (1-0 Newcastle United)
33GOAL!! A free-kick was punched clear by SOMMER, HIGUAÍN was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to SILVA to flick home. (2-0 Newcastle United)
42An outswinging corner was turned into the arms of COURTOIS by BERNARDESCHI.
44A corner fell to HIGUAÍN who forced the ball just beyond the near post.
 
47A shot from HIGUAÍN held no problem for the Palermo 'keeper.
58A poor shot from HUMMELS rolled agonisingly wide.
66JORGINHO hoofed the ball wide of the lefthand post from the edge of the box.
69Uncertainty in the Palermo defence enabled HIGUAÍN to hit an effort just beyond the near post.
83PAROLO was put clear by ZAPPACOSTA and he beat the Newcastle United 'keeper but glanced his shot inches over.
83CRISCITO headed inches over.
87A penalty box meleé resulted in DESTRO knocking the ball wide.